Unbowed by Pressure

Tiger King's Roar, a sonic attack and spiritual attack, ignored physical defenses.

What made this Soul Skill powerful was that its might increased with the spiritual power of the person using it.

Dai Mubai had further developed it, making its spiritual attack even more powerful.

By now, Dai Mubai's spiritual power rivaled that of a rank-97 Titled Douluo.

After all, he had Xiong Jun's Spiritual Origin as his foundation, along with years of cultivation, Wangchuan Autumn Dew, and a Head Soul Bone to support him.

Otherwise, he could not have condensed his first Soul Core while still a Soul Emperor.

Tiger King's Roar struck, its soul impact mingling with the sonic impact as it forcibly breached Tang Hao's Sea of Consciousness and slammed into his soul like a heavy hammer.

The heavy blow stunned him, directly interrupting his Ring Detonation.

"Sixth Soul Skill, Inverted Gravity Domain!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Armor-Piercing!"

Seizing the opportunity while Tang Hao was stunned, Dai Mubai closed in.

He was determined to kill him.

His Sixth Soul Skill was a Domain-type Soul Skill.

The Inverted Gravity Domain could not only control gravity but also reverse its direction. A person might clearly be standing upright, yet within the Inverted Gravity Domain, gravity pressed upward from below.

Anyone with a weaker physique would have their bones and internal organs shattered on the spot.

As for his Fifth Soul Skill, Armor-Piercing, it was a Rule-type Soul Skill.

Below the divine level, it ignored all physical defenses.

When activated, it could condense a streak of golden light that shot straight toward its target at extreme speed.

In fact, Dai Mubai had always wanted to test what would happen if his Fifth Soul Skill, Armor-Piercing, encountered Invincible Golden Body.

Both were Rule-type Soul Skills. In this clash between spear and shield, which would prevail?

"Divine Slaughter's Domain!"

Just as Armor-Piercing was about to strike Tang Hao's heart, a terrifying, bloody red light erupted from his body. Divine Slaughter's Domain manifested, directly dispersing and neutralizing the Inverted Gravity Domain.

Sensing the mortal danger, Tang Hao relied on his combat instincts and intuition to forcibly twist his body like a braided rope, evading the fatal strike.

Armor-Piercing failed to strike Tang Hao's heart as intended. It merely pierced his shoulder, leaving a thumb-sized bloody hole.

"So it isn't a true domain after all?"

Dai Mubai was not surprised at all by this sight.

If Tang Hao were so easy to kill, he would have died long before Dai Mubai got his turn.

What displeased him was that his Inverted Gravity Domain had actually been dispersed by his opponent's Divine Slaughter's Domain.

That was the difference between a Domain-type Soul Skill and a true domain.

It was inherently a cut below.

Of course, he also knew that this had to do with his cultivation.

If his cultivation were higher, perhaps even Tang Hao's Divine Slaughter's Domain would be unable to disperse it.

"Beast King Domain!"

Then Dai Mubai unleashed another domain.

The difference was that this time, he unleashed a domain he had acquired through his own cultivation.

The Beast King Domain.

Within its range, it suppressed the strength of Beast Martial Souls and Soul Beasts by ten percent while increasing his own strength by ten percent.

That amounted to a twenty-percent difference.

Unfortunately, it was the wrong tool for the job.

The Beast King Domain was not particularly effective against Tang Hao.

He knew this, yet still unleashed the Beast King Domain, naturally because he wanted to verify a few things.

Sure enough, it was just as he had expected.

Even though the Beast King Domain was ill-suited to dealing with Tang Hao, it could still contend with Divine Slaughter's Domain, keeping him from being suppressed.

That alone was already good enough.

"A domain. You actually have another domain..."

Tang Hao had intended to use the deterrent power of Divine Slaughter's Domain to capture him in one fell swoop.

He had never expected his opponent to unleash another domain before he could even act.

The word genius was no longer enough to describe the boy before him.

A monster. An absolute monster.

The crux of the problem was that he had already offended this monster.

There was no possibility of befriending him now.

Kill him...

Tang Hao hesitated.

Could he really accomplish such a thing?

His current condition was hardly good. In fact, calling it terrible would not be an exaggeration.

On top of that, the youngster before him was so mysterious that there seemed to be no bottom to his depths.

Even he had no confidence to speak of at this moment.

This was the second time Tang Hao had hated his own recklessness and impulsiveness.

The last time had been when his wife died.

If only he had not acted so impulsively today and had let the boy coexist peacefully with his son, perhaps the boy could even have sheltered his son as he grew.

Since I can't kill him, then...

As these thoughts surged through Tang Hao's mind, he turned his gaze toward Shrek Academy.

"Boy, how about we talk?"

"Don't think you've got me at your mercy. I am indeed in poor condition, but if I choose to, I can still sustain Divine Slaughter's Domain and activate Ring Detonation. I might not be able to kill you, but what about the others in the academy?"

"Can they withstand the power of my Clear Sky Hammer's Ring Detonation?"

Tang Hao spoke in a low voice. Though his words were full of threats, he had already chosen to back down.

"Threatening me with the lives of the others in the academy? Tang Hao, don't you find that laughable?"

"You can act right now. I certainly won't stop you."

"When that happens, it won't just be the academy's students who die. Your son will die too."

"If any of them die because of what happened today, I won't feel the slightest guilt. I'll turn all of it into hatred."

"The moment I become a Titled Douluo will be the moment your entire Clear Sky Sect is annihilated!"

Faced with Tang Hao's threats, Dai Mubai did not buckle under the pressure at all.

Were the people in the academy important to him?

Yes!

After all, he had poured considerable effort into cultivating them, and there was also Zhu Zhuqing, with whom he could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

But at the same time, they were not important!

Compared with his own life, they could all be abandoned.

"Boy, do you really think I'll believe what you're saying?"

"In that case, let's put it to the test."

"I wonder whether you can withstand my Nine-Ring Detonation?"

A crazed look appeared in Tang Hao's eyes.

He was gambling, betting that Dai Mubai would not dare fight him to the death.

Unless he had absolutely no other choice, he did not want to use Nine-Ring Detonation.

In his current condition, how much of his cultivation would remain afterward?

Moreover, such a major disturbance tonight had already drawn powerful figures this way. By tomorrow, Spirit Hall might follow the scent here like hyenas.

When that happened, even if he killed the youngster before him, he would fall into even greater trouble.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Tiger King Descends!"

Dai Mubai's response was simple. He activated another Soul Skill, summoning the Darkgolden Tiger King.

He wanted to see just who would put pressure on whom!